Employment rate, 15 and over during each economy minister's tenure
Every economy minister since 1991, ranked by how the employment rate, 15 and over changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Economy minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Johann Schneider-Ammann | 1 Nov 2010 – 1 Jan 2019 | +1.5 pp Q3 2010 → Q4 2018 | +0.2 pp/yr | |
| 2 |  Pascal Couchepin | 1 Apr 1998 – 1 Jan 2003 from Q2 1998 | +0.2 pp Q2 1998 → Q2 2002 | 0.0 pp/yr | |
| 3 |  Joseph Deiss | 1 Jan 2003 – 1 Aug 2006 from Q2 2003 | −0.4 pp Q2 2003 → Q2 2006 | −0.1 pp/yr | |
| 4 | Doris Leuthard | 1 Aug 2006 – 1 Nov 2010 | −0.6 pp Q2 2006 → Q3 2010 | −0.1 pp/yr | |
| 5 |  Guy Parmelin | 1 Jan 2019 – now | −1.5 pp Q4 2018 → Q2 2026 | −0.2 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of the population aged 15 and over · FSO, employment statistics and the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SAKE), the standardised employment rate of the permanent resident population aged 15 and over, not seasonally adjusted: the second quarter of each year from 1991 to 2009, every quarter since 2010 · Switzerland data · as of Oct 2026.